Retinopathy of Prematurity
A Clinician's Guide
Published in February 1992
Book
Hardback
XIII, 162 pages
978-3-540-97635-6 (ISBN)
Description
This work offers detailed information on the infant retina as seen by the clinician in the neonatal intensive care unit. It covers the natural history, classification and histopathology of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and goes on to discuss examination techniques, diagnosis and safeguards. The book also recommends treatment strategies, surgical management tips and follow-up mechanisms.
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Content
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - an unfinished agenda; ROP - natural history and classification; pathologic features of the clinical stages in ROP; nursery examination of the premature; guidelines for follow-up for ROP; results of cryotherapy in the treatment of threshold ROP; laser photocoagulation for follow-up for ROP; scleral buckling in stages 4B and 5 ROP; the vitreous and ROP - vitreous surgery and visual results.